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Physics

Lt. Gov. Hochul announces $15M from state for CHESS upgrade

Cornell Chronicle

The grant will provide CHESS with enhanced capabilities, making it a leading synchrotron source in the U.S.

Physics

Cornell collaboration reports unique property of bilayer graphene

Imagine walking through the Northwest wilderness, camera phone at the ready, hoping to catch at least a faint glimpse of Bigfoot, and instead returning home with an Ansel Adams-quality picture of the mythical beast as he lumbers past you.That’s kind of what a team led by physics professor Paul McEuen has done in research into the optical properties of single-atom-thick layers of graphene.

McGovern Center graduates
Chemistry & Chemical Biology

McGovern Center incubator graduates a trio of startups

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell’s Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences business incubator graduated three companies at a ceremony in Weill Hall Nov. 13. Embark, Lionano and Sterifre Medical join the McGovern Center’s previous two graduates, Agronomic Technology Corp. and ArcScan.

Physics

Top-flight rheometer allows for outside-the-box research

Cornell Chronicle

Until last week, if students in Itai Cohen’s research group wanted to perform advanced measurements on a fluid – such as applying both rotation and sinusoidal oscillations to gauge whether the flow disruption was hydrodynamically or contact-mediated – they’d have to drive 330 miles east.

Mathematics

Strogatz's study of 'swarmalators' could direct future science

Cornell Chronicle

How does the Japanese tree frog figure into the latest work of noted mathematician Steven Strogatz? As it turns out, quite prominently.

Music

Catherine Appert Receives Richard Waterman Prize

Assistant Professor Catherine Appert has been awarded this year's Richard Waterman Prize, bestowed by the Society for Ethnomusicology for “the best article by a junior scholar in the ethnomusicological study of popular music published within the previous year (in any publication).” Her article, "On Hybridity in African Popular Music: The Case of Senegalese Hip Hop," was published in ethnomusicology’s flagship journal, Ethnomusicolo

Classics

Classicist Michael Fontaine examines mental distress in humanities podcast

Cornell Chronicle

The ancient world had very different ways of looking at mental distress than we do today.

Students in small group discussion
Arts & Sciences Advising

A&S faculty pilot new advising program for freshmen

The initiative pairs new students with senior faculty and staff for small group meetings every week.

Faculty talk about speech
Government

Watershed moment in China examined by faculty experts

Cornell Chronicle

Xi Jinping's Oct. 18 speech was notable for its emphasis on unity and security, professors said.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Binding molecule could improve injected radiation therapy

Cornell Chronicle

Radiation therapy has been proven effective for the treatment of cancer, but its side effects can be severe depending on the patient and the location of the tumor.

Music

Music professor releases chamber music disc

A&S Communications

The project, “Steven Stucky: Chamber Music,” honors Stucky, who passed away in 2016.

Neurobiology and Behavior

College of Arts & Sciences names new Senior Associate Dean 

A&S Communications

Andrew Bass, professor of neurobiology and behavior, has been named Senior Associate Dean overseeing math and sciences for the College of Arts & Sciences. He will assume the role on Jan. 1, when the term ends of Barbara Baird, Horace White Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. 

Astronomy

Astronomers see clash of ‘titan’ galaxies … 13 billion years ago

A pair of massive, hyper-luminous galaxies are revealing secrets of cosmic creation.

Student research

A&S student delegates attend COP23 in Germany

A&S Communications

Four Arts & Sciences students are part of the delegation of faculty, staff and students attending the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this week in Bonn, Germany.

Academics

Spring 2018 courses address current events

A&S Communications

Faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences are exploring questions about recent events in their research and scholarship, and students have the opportunity to engage with their expertise through numerous courses this Spring relevant to our current national climate.